Lowe's of Gadsden

House Update

We have been working as much as possible on the house. Whew there is a lot of painting to do! The nursery is beautiful so far. I can't wait to get his furniture and everything in there and all set up!!! I really think I could sleep on an air mattress with all my clothes in a suitcase... as long as the nursery is set up and perfect, I'm happy. It's weird how my priorities have started changing :)

Last week, D and my Dad fixed a huge water spot (the leak had already been fixed years ago) in the living room. They did such a great job! Mom, Dad, and I worked at the house all weekend. Dad painted the master bedroom ceiling (several times - primer x2 then ceiling white) and the living room ceiling (several times to cover the clouds!).

There was a lot of sanding while fixing the ceiling!

Mom and I finished painting the nursery - Green Monsoon from Valspar. I really like the Valspar paint. It is super thick and has great coverage! Dad also installed the light fixture in the nursery... twice. He installed the light assembly and then we realized that the shade was dented in a very obvious place on the opposite side of the seam so we took it back and made sure that the new one was perfect before we bought it. Dad was sweet enough to install it again. It was much easier the second time!

D has stayed on night shift on his off nights to work on the house. Monday night, he painted the trim in the master bedroom and cut in the living room paint. Last night, finished the living room wall color and I can't wait to see it!

Projects Completed:

Prime and paint living room

Prime and paint nursery

Prime master bedroom (MBR)

Prime and paint MBR ceiling

Prime and paint MBR crown molding

Patch water spot - living room ceiling

Prime living room ceiling

Estimate on windows

Projects To Be Completed (before we move in):

Paint living room ceiling

Paint MBR

Remove attic fan

Patch ceiling (attic fan)

Carpet basement?$

Our HOUSE!!

We were finally able to "take possession" of our house this week! We wanted to give the former owner's family plenty of time to get everything moved since we weren't on a strict timeline. Today was the first day we were able to work and it was fun, overwhelming, tiring, satisfying, and very exciting! Here are some before pictures...

front of house

front stoop

back/garage/basement

back/side yard

soon to be nursery

hallway from nursery to kitchen

spare bath... super pink

floor close up

master bedroom

master bath

master bath floor

cedar closets everywhere!

kitchen

other side of kitchen

kitchen and dining room flooring... love the varied planks

dining room

room between living room and dining room

closeup of the walls in the green room... paint not wallpaper

painted mural in the living room

living room from the green room to the foyer

close up of the ceiling in the living room

front door

foyer

front bedroom... spare

bye bye mural!

House Warming

We got our first house warming present today from our Realtor and friend... Wes. We are so very excited to be closing in the MORNING!!! It's finally here!!!!! 

A sweet house ornament with our new house number on the door

Yummy O'Henry's coffee with a cool spoon/clip

Funny tea towel: "The nice part about living in Gadsden
is that when I don't know what I'm doing
someone else does!"

Waiting...

I went by the bank on Saturday and ironed out the details of our mortgage and got a great interest rate locked in. Things are still moving along smoothly and we're just waiting to close and move in... all the while, dreaming of renovations, paint chips, and nursery decor :)

We find out if the baby is a boy or a girl on March 10th and should close on the house on March 15th. It'll be a big week and I can't wait!!!!

Inspection Complete!

A friend's husband/builder did our inspection today! We'll have the final report tomorrow or Thursday morning. There was nothing too major. I don't think there's anything they could tell us to make us change our minds! We are so very ready to move in and start painting!

I am 14 weeks today! I have an OB appointment on Thursday right after work. I am so excited to hear the heartbeat again! I wish I could slip one of those fetal dopplers in my purse! :)